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UMF Oxide Groups Reference

Glazy Traditional UMF Oxide Groups

R₂O Group: Na₂O, K₂O, Li₂O

RO Group: PbO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, CaO, MgO, MnO

R₂O₃ (Stabilizers) Group: Al₂O3 B₂O₃ (Special Case)

RO₂ (Glass-Formers) Group: SiO₂, ZrO₂, SnO₂, TiO₂

Other Oxides: FeO, Fe₂O₃, MnO₂, P₂O₅, F, CoO, Cr₂O₃, Cu₂O, CuO, NiO, V₂O₅, ZrO, HfO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, MoO₃, WO₃, OsO₂, IrO₂, PtO₂, Ag₂O, Au₂O₃ , GeO₂, As₂O₃, Sb₂O₃, Bi₂O₃, SeO₂, La₂O₃, CeO₂, PrO₂, Pr₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, U₃O8, Sm₂O₃, Eu₂O₃, Tb₂O₃, Dy₂O₃, Ho₂O₃, Er₂O₃, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃, Lu₂O₃

Glazy Extended UMF Oxide Groups

R₂O Group: Na₂O, K₂O, Li₂O, Bi₂O₃, CuO, SnO₂

RO Group: PbO, SrO, BaO, ZnO, CaO, MgO, MnO, Fe₂O₃, MnO₂, CoO

R₂O₃ (Stabilizers) Group: Al₂O₃, TiO₂, NiO

B₂O₃ (Special Case) RO₂ (Glass-Formers) Group: SiO₂, ZrO₂

Other Oxides: FeO, P₂O₅, F, Cr₂O₃, Cu₂O, V₂O₅, ZrO, HfO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅, MoO₃, WO₃, OsO₂, IrO₂, PtO₂, Ag₂O, Au₂O₃, GeO₂, As₂O₃, Sb₂O₃, SeO₂, La₂O₃, CeO₂, PrO₂, Pr₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, U₃O8, Sm₂O₃, Eu₂O₃, Tb₂O₃, Dy₂O₃, Ho₂O₃, Er₂O₃, Tm₂O₃, Yb₂O₃, Lu₂O₃

UMF Unity Oxides in Software

ProgramLi2ONa2OK2OMgOCaOSrOBaOZnOPbOFeOMnOCuOCoONiOP2O5Notes
Desktop Insight✅✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ Unity oxides can possibly be changed?
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Unity oxides can be changed, including colorants and B2O3.

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HyperGlaze✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Unity oxides can be changed, including colorants and B2O3.

Matt Katz’s Spreadsheet✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Glazy✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ ?✅ ?Unity oxides cannot be changed.

Oxides Used in Historical UMF Calculation

Daniel Rhodes “Clay and Glazes for the Potter”:

Daniel Rhodes "Clay and Glazes for the Potter"

Val Cushing’s Handbook:

Val Cushing's Handbook

Linda Arbuckle’s Glaze Calc Handout

Val Cushing's Handbook

Henrik Norsker, James Danisch: “Glazes for the Self-Reliant Potter”

Val Cushing's Handbook

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